10 posts and columns on House of Representatives

Sound Bites From the SOPA Strike

in Media on January 18 at 5:22 pm PT

A roundup of some of the interesting comments made about SOPA and PIPA during today’s Web-wide protest against the bills.
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With a Little Help From My Friends Investors: House Passes Crowdfunding Bill

in News on November 4, 2011 at 5:00 am PT

The U.S. House of Representatives this week passed a variety of measures intended to make it easier for small businesses to raise money.
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Will The Congressman from Ohio Yield From His Game of Angry Birds?

in Mobile on December 27, 2010 at 4:00 am PT

When the 112th United States Congress begins in January, legislators may be able to read a bill on their iPad before voting on it. If adopted, a new rule proposed by the incoming Republican majority would allow smartphones and tablets–banished from the floor of the House of Representatives during the 111th Congress–to be used once again.

FCC Vote: Reactions Are Pouring In

in Enterprise on December 21, 2010 at 12:52 pm PT

Now that the FCC’s vote on net neutrality rules is official, reactions are pouring in from every quarter. No one seems especially happy.

Google to Create World’s Largest Searchable Archive of Arguments Against Google Books

in News on September 11, 2009 at 8:07 am PT

Add another name to the list of opponents of the Google Book Search Settlement: Marybeth Peters, U.S. Register of Copyrights. In testimony before the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee Thursday, Peters tarred the deal as “fundamentally at odds with the law” and villainized Google, saying the company is making a “mockery” of the copyright protections in the U.S. Constitution.
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Surprise! Congress Helps the Britney Bailout Move Ahead.

in Media on May 13, 2009 at 3:09 pm PT

I’m still skeptical that “The Performance Rights Act,” which would require radio stations to pay musicians–or at least, music labels–whenever they play one of their recordings, will ever get through Congress. Not because it’s a bad idea, mind you, but because the music business seems like an unlikely candidate for Washington aid. The bill, however, did take one big step forward today.
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House: You Will Go Digital on Feb. 17 and You Will Like It

in News on January 28, 2009 at 2:37 pm PT

Looks like the transition to digital TV will happen on Feb. 17 whether you like it or not. The U.S. House of Representatives today defeated a bill that would have delayed the nation’s switch to all-digital television by four months.

Solar Shares Jump; Senate Adds Solar ITC to Bailout Bill

in News on October 1, 2008 at 6:41 am PT

Solar industry shares are off to a rousing start this morning on news that the Senate plans to add the stalled “tax extender” legislation, which includes an eight-year extension to the solar investment tax credit to the pending bailout bill for the financial sector.

Told You Those Lobbyists Would Come in Handy, Sergey …

in News on September 30, 2008 at 10:27 am PT

“I’ve never seen a tech company ramp up faster than they have in the last year or two,” tech lobbyist Ralph Hellmann said of Google last year. “They’re using all the tools in the lobbying tool kit.” And with some success, it would seem. With the Justice Department reviewing the company’s proposed online advertising partnership with Yahoo and its critics growing increasingly vocal, Google has managed to win the support of some California lawmakers.

Update: House Approves Solar Tax Credit Extension, but Not Senate Version; Bush Veto Threat Looms

in News on September 26, 2008 at 3:02 pm PT

The House voted 257-to-166 today to pass H.R. 7060, the “Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act of 2008,” a measure that includes an eight-year extension for solar tax credits. But the measure differs in key ways from the Senate version of the bill approved earlier this week.